Cattle-stanchion.



W. LOUDEN.

CATTLE STANCHION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2a, 1907.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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WITNESSES: m/ 1 5/110/1 W. LOUDEN. CATTLE STANOHION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26 1907. 990,827. I Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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WITNESSES. [NI/EN TOR WILLIAM noopnn, or F IRFIELD, IOWA.

OATTLE-STANGHIQN.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 26, 1997. Serial No. 394,665.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, lV L IAM VLOUDEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Fairfield, in the county of Jefierson and State of Iowa; have lnvented a new and use ful Improvement in Cattle-Stanchions, .of which he following is a p ificati n- This invention relates to stanchions for holding cattle, said stanchion having two vertically disposed main. members hinged ogether at their lower ends and latched together at their upper ends so they, can be readily unlatohed to release the cattle, and

it eonsistsof an improved construction and arrangement of parts whereby the stanchionmay be made of difi'erent widths and lengths without changing the relative angle of any 4 of the par-ts anda neater and more convenient and effective stanchion is produced, as will be set forth in this specificationend' more definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings; which for-m a part of thisapplic'ation, Figure 1 is a sideview of a stanchion, embodyin my inventlon, the full lines showing it, in closedpositionandthe dotted lines showing one of the members swung out as it is in open QSJtlOII. Fig. 2 is asimilar view showing 1t made wider to accommodate larger cattle. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line 3.3; of-

'- Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is awertical section on line 4e..4 of Fig. 2.. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on Knee-.5. of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 illustrates a ver-tidal sectional view of the end of one of the members; Figs. ,7 and 8 are perspective views of a latch and "spring therefor. Fig. .9 is a section on line 9 -9 of Fig. 2-.

Referring to-the drawings, A represents one of the main members referred to and B the other. These members are preferably mode'of pipes or tubing and have their upper and lower ends bent toward each other at an angle ofapproximately forty-five de- -grees, so that they will meet tlidcorrespondin'g ends of the opposite members approximately half way and will stand at approximately right angles to each other. 'bendsmay be gradual curves, but between: the curves andthe end of the members, there The must be a straight portion long'enough-end inclined at the proper angle to receive and support the hinge and latch members. the lower meeting ends castings C and D are aflixed and are hiniled or pivoted together by meansof. a rivet 0n the upper end oi the member A castings F are aifixed having upwardly extending ends F .to which a chain (ll-1S secured and this chain is at- ,Paten'te'd Apr. 25, 1911.-

tached to an overhead timber H,'so as to support the stanchion. is secured to the lower end, preferably by means of the rivet E, and is attached to a lower timber H so as to hold the lower end of the stanchion in place.

The casting Cis fitted with a looped end I and the casting D with a forked end J which is inserted in the looped end of the A similar Chain G" casting C, and is held therein by the-rivet;

E. The loop is'setso that when the member- B is opened. as shown by the dotted. lines iii Fig. 1.; the body of the feasting D Will-come in Contact with" the loop and willpr'event.

the member B from "being opened toowide. The'bodies of the castings O and D- are preferably made tubular shapedwith, an;

openlng/onthelower side so they will fit,

I over the ends of the members/A and B,- as" shown in cross-seetion-i-n F ig. 9,an'd are; held thereon by rivets 0.; In this Way thecastings may be driven onto the ends' of'thfe members A. and B, and being made-of m t; leable iron,- may he shrunk or compressed thereon by the rivets O- or otherwise;

The castings F which may he called plates ere securedto the sides of tho upper ends oi-themember A'sfiid each plate 13 pro .vided withen outwardly projecting prong-K whichpro3ects themitrrm'i immediately be .low Omen-mthe upwardly extending lugs F, said lugs bemg preferably inwardly eon. tra'oted with respect to the bodies of the castings A latch casting L having an extension L ands loop. 1L. extending from its "outer en's throughout its tedygtmthe ejxtension L is placed oven the lugs as to straddle them and is pivoted-thereto by a boltQ. When in thisposition thelooped end L" will standaboyithe-Prongs K and in a vertical lane substantially between them esshown m Fig. 3. upwardly projecting'- sp n. S is inserted,m;.the upperend of the member B which, when -closecl,;wi1l

be guided" :into' latching )j position. by the :prongs K and the spur Slyvill be brought into contact with the looped end of the latch L which will catch over it and thus. hold-the member Bzin latched posit-ion with the member A. The spur S may also. :be

titted with a 'pointl'l. to assist in guiding it into latehing'position and also to assist-the of the member B.

prongs} K in preventi -lm iilateral displacement e upper end of'the member A being tubular, the point T will enter the opening therein :and will be securely supported thereby. The latch will be released from the spur S by pressing 'down the extension Lor lifting up on the looped end' L; To hold the latch in place a flat and slightly curved springM (shown in Fig.7) is inserted between said upper ends-F, and is adapted to press upward on the end L of the latch and thus press its opposite end into engagement with the spur S. The outer or operating end L of the latch is beveled so as'to readily slip over the spur S, and its center being open or loop shaped it will catch over and surround-the spur. The upper ends F are fitted with two or more spacing bosses R and the inner end of the spring M is curved so as to catch under one of these bossesand to rest upon another, as shown in Fig. 6, and also to pass under the latch bolt Q. In this way the spring will be securely held in place while it maybe easily removed or replaced by taking out the bolt Q. The chain G is preferably inserted-between the upper ends or lu s F of the castings F.

In Fig. 2'is shown a stanchion wider than that shown in Fig. 1. In making this stanchion all that is necessary will be to have pipes of the proper length, and to make the bends as much farther from the ends as may be needed, say to an extent equal to the sections N between the dotted lines in the members A and B.' In this way the stanchio'ns may be made as much wider or narrower, or longer or shorter as may be desired Without any change of any'of the parts, except getting longer or shorter pipes and making the bends farther from or closer to the ends.

To further support the member B, a supplem ental chain V may be used. It is preferably secured to the overhead timber or support H, and at its lowerend is fitted with a ring W which encircles and is adapted to slide up and down onthe member B. When the stanchion is latched the ring will slide down so as to be out of the way of the-latch and at the same time it will not interfere with the free swing of the stanchion on the chain G. When the member B is 'unlatched the ring W will slide up until it comes in contact with the spur S and point T and will thus support it in unlatched position.

the members forming said inclines being at equal'distances from the respective ends, and the inclined portions beyond the bends being approximately straight, a hinge connection afiixed to the lower meeting ends of the members and latchin means secured to the upper meeting ends of the members whereby they may be opened and closed and latched together'and unlatched from each other.

2. In cattlestanchions, two coacting members having their central portions spaced apart and approximately parallel, and their upper and lower ortions inclined toward each other at a uniform angle, the bends in the members forming said inclines being at equal distances from the-respective ends, and

the inclined portionsbeyond the bends being approximately straight, and connections having straight ends secured to the ends of the members in such relation as to operate therewith regardless of the lengths of the inclined portions of themembers.

3. In cattle stanchions, two coacting members having their central portions spaced apart and approximately parallel, and their upper and lower portions inclinedtoward each other at a uniform angle, the bends in the members forming said inclines being at equal distances from the respective ends, and the inclined portions beyond the bends being approximately straight, latching means secured to the upper meeting ends of the members, a hinge casting secured to each of the lower meeting ends of the-members and a bolt to connect said castings together.

i. In cattle stanchions, two vertically disposed members spaced apart and having their ends bent toward each other to meeting places approximately half way between them, a casting afiixed to the lower end of one of the members and having a loop on its outer end, a coacting casting aflixed to the lower end of the other member and having its outer end forked and fitted into the loop of the other casting and its body adapted to contact with said loop, a bolt to pivot the castings together through the central portion of the loop,cand a chain connected to the bolt'between the ends of the forked casting.

5. In cattle stanchions, two vertically disposed tubular members spaced apart and having their ends bent toward each other to meeting places approximately half way between-them, a tubular shaped casting having a slot extending longitudinally in its under side riveted to the outer side of the lower end of one of the members and having a loop on its outer end substantially in line with the closed side thereof, a coacting casting riveted to the lower end of the other member-and having its outer end fitted into the loopyof the other casting and its body adapted to contact with said loop, and means to" pivot the castings together.

6. In cattle stanchions, vertically disposed coacting members having their central 'poreach other; a pair of latch plates secured to' the sides of the upper endof one of the members, each plate being provided with an upwardly projecting lug; a prong projecting outwardly from a point near the base of each an upwardly projecting catch fixed to the upper end of the other member; a latch having a loop extending throughout the main part of its body, embracing and pivotally mounted on said upwardly extending lugs and normally resting on the prongs near the base of the lugs tovengage the catch on the other member, and a spring held between the upwardly projecting lugs and en gaging the latch to hold. it in its normal position.

7 In cattle stanchions,'vertically disposed coacting members having their central portions spaced apart, their lower ends pivoted together and their upper ends bent toward each other; a pair of latch plates secured to the sides of the upper end offone of the plate provided with an up-' members, each wardly projecting lug; a prong projecting outwardlyfrom a point near the base of each lug;

upper end; of the other member; a latch having a loop extending through the main part of its body, said latch embracing and pivota projecting catch fixed to the.

ally mounted on saidupwardly extending lugs,"said latch engaging the catch on the other member; a spring betwe'enithe lugs of the latch' plates extending into engagement with the latch, and means for spring between said lugs. r WILLIAM LOUDEN.

' Witnesses:

MILLER, F. A. Muzzy,

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